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600 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60605-1996 HOMECOMING WEEK FEATURES

Ozier Muhammad paints hunger ALUMNI CELEBRITIES with Pulitzer-prize winning photos from Ethiopia.

ctober 24-28, 1988, After his performance, Odes marked Home­ reminisced about his Columbia coming Week at days and remembers being fired Columbia0 College. Illustrious from an internship with a local alumni flew in (thanks to American charity. "I'd gotten straight Xs all Airlines) to entertain students in my life, and then I got frred from the Myron Hokin Hall and Student college," he joked. Cary also Center. The week opened with recalled going to class 10 hours a day, two days a week. "We'd go to the pub across the street for chili and beer and then return to directing class for some great orbital camera work."

here Odes opened the week with laughs, Pulitzer Prize-winner and '72 photography grad Ozier Muhammad closed the week with poignant photographs from famine-wracked Ethiopia. Muhammad covered the 1984 famine for Newsday newspaper, his current employer, with fellow photographers and journalists, and in 1985, won the Pulitzer Prize for that work. While Muhammad spoke of the conflict between the photographer as commercial Comedian Cary Odes keeps Hokin photojournalist or artist, it was also treated the audience to a cross after graduating from Columbia. patrons in stitches. clear from his work that he had section of some of his other Ironically, Muhammed recalled his successfully fused both roles. He photography including a portrait parents' opposition to his decision comedian Cary Odes. Odes is a '78 ofMuhammadAli that he shot for Continued on page 3 broadcasting major and Weisman Ebony magazine, his first employer Scholar who is now pursuing a successful career as a stand-up comic. He has appeared in clubs Presidents Column all over the country including Catch A Rising Star, The Improv, The Ice House, The LaffStop, The DIVERSITY OF CCAA BOARD REFLECTS COLUMBIA COMMUNITY Punchline, and The Comedy and Magic Club. He has studied improv at Chicago's Second City, and in Los Angeles, his current home. His appy New Year! Since it As Columbia grows and devel­ News With You" coupons coming television credits include Merv is a new year, I want to ops, so does CCAA. Did you know in to the alumni office (seep. 8). Griffin's "Star Search," George Hintroduce our new that this fall it looks like Columbia CCAA is your chance to Schlatter's "Comedy Club," and Columbia College Alumni Associa­ will be offering a new program in continue sharing the wealth of "Evening at the Improv." Odes has tion (CCAA) Board members, fashion design and that the Columbia as a graduate! I look also written for the NBC show, Greg Hultman, Writing '72; mathematics department has forward to another eventful and "Wordplay," as well as a comedy Colleen Sehy, Management '85; expanded? (See Teeters' profile, p. productive year. video for children, "Laughing and Judy Paprock, Journalism '88. 4.) Have you been to campus Matters," with Mindy Cohen. I hope that you'll join me in recently for any of the exciting During his Columbia appear­ welcoming these enthusiastic exhibits, seminars, shows and ance, Odes kept a packed Hokin alums as they contribute to all of dance events? ~ t_Qiii) howling with humor covering our efforts this year. From writing We welcome your participation everything from the elevators in to managment, and from '72 to '88, at every level. Join us for CCAA JULIE ELLIS, '75 the 600 building to the dating the new board members reflect events (seep. 3). Make a gift to President scene and leftover bean salad at a the entire board-diverse in the Annual Fund (seep. 5). Call us Columbia College Alumni family gathering. He says that interests, graduating class, and with suggestions, or volunteer for Association although he's "got the job security creative talents. CCAA fund raisers. We also look of beer foam," he enjoys his work forward to your news and encour­ and lifestyle very much. age you to keep those "What's ~GE2 ...... ISABELLA HOFMANN STARS IN

Columbia alum Isabella Hof­ NBC SITCOM mann (far r.) stars in new 1V sitcom withjudd Hirsch (center).

ntelligent, independent A year later, Hofmann moved '' I woman cautiously back to Chicago, enrolled in considePing relationship theatre at Columbia, and began with sensitive, caring man. Plastic performing in non-equity and surgeons, suave dressers or off-loop productions. 'happening· hunk' types need not reply." That's Kate's ad from the new NBC-TV comedy series, "Dear eciding that she John," and "Kate" is Isabella needed health insur­ Hofmann, '81 Columbia College ance and stability, theatre/music grad. D however, she also took a non-theat· Hofmann co-stars with actor rical job as a receptionist at Margie Judd Hirsch, and her "Kate" is a Korshak and Associates, a promi· divorced high school teacher who nent Chicago-based PRfirm. When joins the "One-Two-One Club," a the account executives discovered singles support group. The that she could sing and dance, they half· hour weekly series premiered promptly began hiring her to this October. perform in company promotions. A first-generation American, Hofmann was unable to shake Hofmann describes herself as a the acting bug, and after graduating "blue-collar baby" born to a from Columbia with a bachelor's Lithuanian mother and a German degree, she made her first commer· father on Chicago's southside. She cial, and then won a spot with says her need for self-expression Chicago's famous improvisation surfaced early when she voiced a group, Second City. strong desire to study piano. At her One of her triumph's with parents' insistence, however, she Second City was a comedy piece wound up taking accordian, but she created which featured a admits to sneaking out of the one-woman accordian-playing house for dance lessons. movie, "Independence," a western Isabella was starring in a television orchestra appearing on what she Hofmann's family moved from period-piece shot in Santa Fe, series, I was not surprised," says describes as "a really crass, Chicago to a small town in N .M., in which she played an Irish department chair Sheldon Patin· insulting and tasteless talk show." Wisconsin, and after graduating immigrant, and another "Movie of kin. "Her beauty and talent were Hofmann has also performed in from high school, she studied the Week," "Quiet Little Town." very evident from her earliest days regional theatre productions, and dance and theatre at the University The trip west prompted her to at Columbia." her stage credits include "Carni· of Wisconsin. Highly motivated move to Los Angeles where she has Hofmann is married to actor val," "Teibele and Her Demon," and entrepreneurial, Hofmann appeared in episodes of such Steven Memel and enjoys writing, and "Stage Door." found that program too confining, series as "Beauty and the Beast," traveling and is actively involved Hofmann left Chicago once and thus, struck off on her own to "Night Court," and "Head of the in the theatre. ~ again to star in the television establish her own dance company Class." She made her film debut in where she taught and choreo· "Real Men" with John Ritter and graphed jazz and modern dance. Jim Belushi. "When I heard that

THE STARS CAME OUT FOR LUNCH ... CHICAGO COMMUNICATIONS 14TH ANNUAL LUNCHEON

or the last 14 years Chicagoland communi· cators have gathered for theF advancement of communica· tions and to benefit the Albert P. Weisman Memorial Scholarship Fund at Columbia College. This year's luncheon on Nov. 16, 1988, at the Hotel Nikko Chicago was a sellout with 730 guests represent· ing 43 sponsoring organizations drawn from advertising, broadcast· ing, journalism, printing, public relations, print media, direct marketing and the visual communi· cations arts. The Chicago Communications luncheon has gained such recogni· tion that it has become "the Chicago event" to professionals in the industry. This year's gathering, studded with communications stars, was no exception. TV commentator and columnist Andy Rooney takes playfuljabs at Irv Kupcinet gave the commentary, just about everything. and WFLD· Fox 32 co-anchor ...... ~GE3

I MORE ABOUT THE ALBERT P. WEISMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP COMING ATTRACTIONS FUND . .. FEBRUARY 25, 1989 MARCH 16, 1989 AI Weisman was one of what set them apart. He Chicago's best-known and pursued this ideal throughout Terrified of taxes? Join us for Join us for a pre-St. Patrick's Day most respected com­ his working life. "Fear of Filing: A Tax Seminar for celebration with friends and fun at municators. He was also a Shortly after his death in Creative Artists." Topics include: Chicago's famous Second City! trustee and faculty member of 1974, a group ofA/'s colleagues • Recent developments in Columbia College. AI was established the communica­ capitalization and business sincerely dedicated to the idea APRIL 1, 1989 tions scholarship fund in his deductions of helping communications honor. • Taking the "home-as-an-of­ people understand what they This year there were 17 April Fool's Day! Don't be fice" deduction held in common, rather than Weisman projects. "fooled" by computers. Attend this • What the IRS considers seminar on what's new in com­ "incotne" puters for the graphic artist and • How to file the various tax professional writer. Robin Brantley introduced guest president of TP & T, Inc., to host forms speaker CBS news correspondent an exciting afternoon. • Penalties for failing to file For more information on any of and writer Andy Rooney. Rooney Illinois Governor James R. these events, contact Director of took playful jabs at everything Thompson and Chicago Mayor Alumni Relations Patti Terkovich at from the girth of his morning Eugene Sawyer proclaimed the (312) 663-1600, ext. 417. 00 newspaper to the TV industry. day "Communications Day" in the Columbia College president city of Chicago, and this year Mike Alexandroff and the late Chicago Communications raised Albert P Weisman' son, Tony nearly $14,000 for the fund. 00 BOK WINS FISCHETTI COMPETITION Weisman, Account Supervisor for Leo Burnett Company, Inc., joined Columbia's Weisman scholars program chair CarolJean Carlson, join Andy Rooney after the CC luncheon.

First-prize winner of the John with Judy Woodruff," gave the Fischetti Editorial Cartoon keynote address, "The Press and Competition is Arthur "Chip" the 1988 Presidential Cam­ Bok of the Akron Beacon paign." Mike Royko, Pulitzer journal. Bok's work captured Prize-winning Chicago Tribune top honors out of 126 entries columnist served as Master of from the United States and Ceremonies for the evening. Canada, and he received a The event also included a silent $2,500 cash award at the eighth auction of original caricatures, annual John Fischetti Scholar­ editorial cartoons and contem­ ship dinner held Nov. 29., 1988, porary comic strips. at the Chicago Hilton and Proceeds from the festivities Towers. benefit the Fischetti Scholarship Judy Woodruff, chief PBS Endowment which makes Washington correspondent for awards to outstanding Columbia "The MacNeiVLehrer News College journalism students. Hour" and anchor for the Scholarships went to 19 weekly documentary, "Frontline students this year.

Alumn~ drop in for. .. LUNCH AND LEARN Anchorwoman Robin Brantley introduces Andy Rooney with humor to rival his own. his series of free, lunch-time HOMECOMING, Continued APRIL 13, 1989 forums covers topics of interest and importance to "Urban Architecture" with mod­ Tcontemporary living. Sponsored to pursue a career in photography. Caldwell; a showing of the Gold by Columbia College, the pro- erator Harry Bouras "They wanted me to go into the Award-winning video from the grams run from noon to 1 p.m. and clergy," he said. "They said it was Association of Multi-image are held in Columbia's Ferguson MAY 11, 1989 the church or nothing, but thanks International Festival created by Theater. Save these dates: to a cousin and many here at '80 photography grad Al Podgorski "Hospital Closings" with mod­ Columbia, I was able to follow and '83 communications grad erator Jeff Lyon through with my plans." Ginny Karp (see Class Notes, MARCH 9 I 1989

Homecoming Week also in­ 1980s); and an alumni dance I cluded the original music of '88 showcase featuring '86 dance "Media and Municipal Elections" JUNE 8, 1989 Interdisciplinary Arts grad Philip major Rachael Milder, '88 dance with moderator Nick Schuman major Betty Kass, and '87 dance "Ethics and Art" with moderators major Derek Regnier. 00 John Mulvany and John Tarini 00 ~GE4 ......

Coordinator, Mathematics Program, JOSEPH TEETERS, ED. D. Science and Mathematics Department FACUL TV PROFILE

or many artsy types, became aware of the beauty and "M-A-T-H" is a four-letter geometry of mineral crystals word, an anathema to be which no doubt contributed to my studiouslyF avoided in the name of later interest in geometrical art," uninhibited sensibilities (not to he recalls. mention sanity and a respectable "I was a little restless and GPA). Well, take another look you perhaps young and immature, so mathophobes! Columbia explodes then I headed back to school. I was that myth this fall with the arrival drawn into mathematics again and of Joseph Teeters, Ed.D., mathe­ received a master's degree in matics professor, artist, author and mathematics education from the coordinator of the college's new University of Northern Colorado mathematics program. where I later also received my "I'll be coordinating the course­ doctorate. I might add that while work in the math program, but I'm my doctoral dissertation was in also trying to develop some real analysis, my parallel interest applications of math to art and was in geometry and in mathe­ music and various other college matics which could be portrayed disciplines," says Teeters. through graphic representation." Although Teeters has made a Throughout these years, Teeters career out of the study and was teaching in various settings, teaching of mathematics, he is also most recently, the University of an artist in his own right and is Wisconsin in Eau Claire. He says best known for his tessellations-a the Columbia environment feels form of mosaic based on geometry. different already. "It's not just No child math whiz, Teeters recalls because the can1pus isn't the his own days as a mathophobe. traditional isolated world, but the "When I was in grade school I was general organization is more open terribly frustrated with arithmetic. to possibility," he says. "I think it I could never seem to work the will also be exciting and challen­ problems. When I went to high ging to work with department school, all my friends suggested chair, Zafra Lerman. She's very that I avoid complex mathematics creative and energetic." and take a general math course. They especially warned me to avoid algebra with a guy named his fall Teeters gave teachers Hendricks who was known as a some examples of student taskmaster, a real stern teacher projects. "The pyramid, who would make you work. Tpolygon, and polyhedron mobiles hanging in my office are examples of artistic math projects that an art More than "rather interesting," built my lissajous with one of uckily for me, the student might undertake, for Teeters mobiles, sculptures, and these tires. As a result, the '' l school advisor was example," says Teeters. ''As you indeed all of his art work, is both mechanism is virtually frictionless, deaf to my pleas. I build a mobile, mathematics beautiful and fascinating. and the pendulum can swing a took the dreaded course, and all of comes in at an elementary level long time, very evenly. That's why a sudden things that seemed because you have to have these turned out so nicely." difficult before became very easy some understanding of balance This type of design can also be eeters' fascination with because I could now use the and distances. generated by a computer, and geometric art blossomed techniques of algebra. That class "Then there's a whole host of Teeters has channeled his in 1972 when he discovered mathematical creativity in this Ttechniques that enabled him to direction as well. Plugging his create his own tessellations. "I had formulas into the computer, he has been studying the work of Dutch created a whole series of shapes artist M.C. Escher, and that study whose centers become moire led me to my own designs. I used patterns as the program is plotted. the principles of geometry to Teeters says the difficult part develop my techniques," he says. isn't coming up with the formula, A former bicycle shop owner but typing it in. "I've found that and a cyclist, Teeters crossed you have to be humiliated a few disciplines again when he put his times when you're learning to run cyclist savvy to work for his muse. a computer," he laughs. Teeters used a very high-quality bicycle wheel to build a machine called a lissajous, a delicately balanced instrument that he likens n spare hours, Teeters draws, to a seismograph. He uses the bicycles or runs-he's run lissajous to generate graphics that the Boston Marathon twice resemble those created by the andI complains (with a smile) that children's toy, Spirograph. he's lost some of his hill strength "Something like a swinging because Chicago is so flat. He has Dr: 'R!eters shows off "Bow-Tie," a what I call mathematically based pendulum is delicately balanced three grown children, and hopes computer graphic generated with sculptures for which quantities to record movements in a face to put all of his experience as mathematical wizardry. represent distance. In other plate," he explains. "It's based on teacher, parent, artist and athlete words, the lengths of material the principles ofgravity , and so it's into a novel someday. "I enjoy life sparked my interest in mathe­ would be settled on some predict­ affected by small amounts of enormously," he says. "I've had my matics and launched my career." able formula which would then movement. Once you set it in troubles like everyone else, but Teeters continued to study math generate a sculpture in three motion, the base oscillates as it refusing to be defeated has in high school, and afterwards dimensions. These sculptures look touches the pen. As the machine enabled me to be creative . " ~ headed for the Colorado School of rather interesting." slows down, it traces out these Mines for a degree in geological designs. High-quality bicycle tires engineering. "During that time, I produce very little friction, so I ...... AAGES COLUMBIA HAPPENINGS NEWS OF THE COLLEGE, FACULTY, AND ADMINISTRATION

THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY of his first novel, Saigon, PHOTOGRAPHY OF COLUMBIA Illinois . .. An original musical, COLLEGE recently received ''TALKING TO THE SUN," by com­ accreditation from the American poser and Columbia's Contempo­ Association of Musc;ums. Museum rary American Music program director DENISE MILLER-CLARK chair WILLIAM RUSSO will be says that Columbia's museum is produced February 28-March 19, among 600 out of 6,000 nation­ 1989 ... The Columbia theater wide to have the seal of accredita­ season will also include the tion. Accreditation represents original musical production, "State visible confirmation of the Street," May 9-28, 1989 . .. museum's excellence and is An internationally recognized recognized by other institutions, video and multi-media artist, private foundations and donors, MIROSLAW ROGALA recently governmental agencies and tl1e taught, "Video: The Television community . . .KALEIDOSCOPE, a Short Form," a course designed for women's collective at Columbia, is advanced television students as an seeking poetry and prose from introduction to video as an art minority women residents of form. Rogala also lectured as part Chicago arid surrounding areas for of the "Visiting Artist Series." the next Kaleidoscope anthology. Primarily a video installation/per­ Submissions should include a formance artist, Rogala recently maximum offour poems and/or 10 completed a video installation for pages of prose and should be typed Macbeth at the Byrne Piven and double-spaced. They must Theater, and last year, developed also be accompanied by a stamped, the video art work for "Sunday in self-addressed envelope and the Park with George" at the mailed to: Kaleidoscope, Box Goodman Theater . .. Poets ALLEN 64628, Chicago, IL 60664- GINSBERG and KENWARD ELMSLIE, 0628 ... SUZANNE COHAN­ performance artist PING CHONG LANGE, Interdisciplinary Arts and art critic MAUREEN SHERLOCK Education chair, is the designer of were part of the "After the Fall to the United States from All-plastic costumes by Emmy­ the Arti-Fact Center (a children's Festival" this fall. Sponsored by Cuba ... OLIVIA GUDE AND JON winning designer Vanessa james museum) at the Spertus Columbia's departments of dance, POUNDS, both Interdisciplinary arefeatured in Columbia's world Museum ... An essay by Fiction English, and interdisciplinary arts, Arts faculty, in collaboration with premiere of "Talking to the Sun," Writing chair JOHN SCHUIJZ, "The this inter-arts celebration included MARK JEFFERSON, have just Feb. 28-March 4, 1989, in the Getz Fabulous Presumption of Disney lectures, workshops, master completed the largest community­ Theater. World: Magic Kingdom in the classes and public perfor- based mural in Chicago. The mural Wilderness," was featured in the mances ... COLUMBIJ\:S HISPANIC is located at 113th and Cottage is "Bridging the Gap," and has been summer 1988 Georgia Review. His ALLIANCE hosted filmmaker Grove, between Pullman and painted, appropriately enough, on article, "The Siege of'68," was tl1e ENRIQUE OLIVER for a showing of Roseland. The theme of the mural an entire underpass. Pounds is also cover story for the Aug. 9, 1988, his award-winning film, "Photo currently the Executive Director issue of the Reader, and his book, Album," a recollection of Oliver's of Chicago Public Art Group . .. No One Was Killed, will be experience as a young immigrant 00 republished this spring .. . BILL LINEHAN, Computer Graphics Arts director, has been elected vice­ chair for the Chicago chapter of SIGGRAPH (Special Interest PHOTOGRAPHY/ART EXHIBIT Group on Computer Graphics). In that capacity, he is in charge of developing the program of CELEBRATES ALUMNI TALENT meetings and events for the upcoming season ... THE CENTER FOR BLACK MUSIC RESEARCH OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE received a lumni generally agree On Nov. 11, 1988, more than 100 work of many media including $20,000 grant from the Lloyd A. that one of the best alumni gathered in the Myron photography, sculpture in a variety of materials, painting, and architec­ Fry Foundation to support the aspects of their Hokin Student Center for the A tural renderings. Guests viewed center's Black Music Repertory Columbia experience was sharing reception which celebrated the Ensemble. The ensemble brings work of 30 entering alumni artists. the exhibit while treated to the together black musicians to The exhibit was located in music of '88 grad Chad Willetts. perform and record music written the Hokin Center and ran from 00 by black composers between 1800 Oct. 22-Nov. 11, 1988, and featured and the present and will give its next performance in February of this year ... THE DANCE CENTER OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE is well COLUMBIA COLLEGE ANNUAL FUND '89 into another exciting season. Upcoming events include Susan Marshall and Company, Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, and our f we missed you during the degree. Help others take very own MORDINE & COMPANY annual CCAA Phone­ advantage of all Columbia has to ... English faculty member and A-Thon, it's not too late to offer, and send us your Annual prominent poet PAUL HOOVER has makeI a gift to the Columbia Fund gift today! been awarded a $3,500 Editor's the talent of colleagues. Because College Annual Fund. The fund Make check payable to Grant by the Coordinating CCAA believes that such sharing supports scholarships, faculty "Columbia's Annual Fund," and Council of Literary Magazines for should be a lifelong opportunity, development, curriculum mail to: New American Writing, the the alumni association hosted the improvement and equipment. literary magazine that he edits. 1988 Alumni Photography/Art Through your Annual Fund Columbia College Chicago Each year the award is given to the Exhibit and reception. gift, you can support the Annual Fund editor of ten magazines judged to mission of the college and 600 South Michigan Avenue be the best in the country. Hoover increase the value of your Chicago, IL 60605-1996 is also celebrating the publication AAGE6 ......

The Thrill Of Victory: MICHAEL CLAY Talent, Motivation, And Hard Work ALUMNI PROFILE

here was talk of political In Seoul, Clay lived in Press violence, an-d he'd be losing Village, a small instant community his full-time job, but comprised of the roughly 7,000 Tfree-lance cameraman and '82 TV press people on hand for the grad Michael Clay just couldn't games. NBC had the largest turn down the chance to cover the contingent in the village with 1988 summer Olympics in Seoul, about 1,500 staff. Press Village was Korea. "My family was nervous," a companion to Athlete's Village, a he recalls. "So was I. I had the same combined complex that Clay reservations as everyone else, but likens to a series of high-rises. I figured I might not get this Referring to the tight security, opportunity again." Clay says that while they were very Clay was one of only four aware of the security, they were technicians chosen to go from the totally unaware of any problems. Chicago area. While the offer from "The only way I found out that NBC-TV was a matter of"being in anything was going on -like the the right place at the right time," students protesting-was by it didn't just land in his lap and was calling home," he adds. the payofffor months of network­ Stationed in the wrestling ing and resume flashing. venue, Clay's perspective of the "I do mostly sports camera games was a little lopsided, but he work," he explains. "Every time recalls two personal highpoints. you go out on an assignment, you "The first was Kenny Monday's run into somebody you know. Last gold-medal match with a Soviet year, around January, I was talking opponent, but the second hits with some of the other camera closer to home," he says. "My guys who had mentioned that they cousin, Nate Carr, was wrestling were going. They'd already for the United States, and he won received contracts, and so I tapped a bronze medal. I also saw them for phone numbers and Florence Griffith Joyner win the some names, followed up, and gold in the 100-meter race, and eventually made contact with the Edwin Moses win the silver medal right people in New York. I sent in the 400-meter hurdles." them a resume, I think I was the with my resume, with contacts, When we go in to shoot a game, last one hired." and really by just being the person we have to cable the auditorium l~y began his televi­ that he was." or the gym. We have to pull in thick SIOn career at Clay's other mentor was Ron cables from the truck and run lay knew that taking Columbia quite Vasser. "He's a news director at them througl1 ducts up to the the job meant losing unintentionally.C He had been CBS, but he was also one of my different camera positions. We're his full-time spot attending Augustana College, in teachers," says Clay. talking roughly 500 feet of cable." withC Falcon Cable where he'd Rock Island, Ill., and had gotten While Clay speaks highly of his been climbing the ranks since his involved as OJ in the college's Columbia training, he gives Columbia days. He'd been with the extra-curricular radio station. himself credit for success. "I was till in touch with the company through various owners After his second year, Clay was trained in television here," he college, Clay says that and in various capacities from so hooked on radio that he started explains. "My internship turned he's impressed by the intern to his most recent position looking around Chicago for a radio into a full-time job, and all of this growthS of the Radio/TV program as Production Manager, but he'd curriculum, and someone led him preparation is good, but the school and the expanded facilities. also been free-lancing for sports to Columbia. "I came to Columbia can only prepare you for so much. But Clay's career is equally television and production houses. thinking radio. From radio, I was At some point it's up to the impressive. Since the Olympics, individual student to go out ofhis he's been free-lancing for both or her way to pick up additional sporting events and production information and training and to houses where they do industrial find out more about exactly what's and commercial videos. "I've going on in the field. I made that blanketed the NBC sports depart· my goal." ment with my resume to make sure I'm on their list of free-lance camera people when they do work in the midwest-I do mostly here did he pick sports, NFL football, NCAA up that precious basketball-somebody's got to do extra? "Publications, it," he adds with a laugh. staying in constant touch with the The effort to get work is hardly placement department, intern­ less than that required to do the ships, seminars, meetings. I made work itself-work which can be sure that I knew what was going physically and emotionally on and attended," he says. "Basi­ exhausting. "For sports camera, as cally I did something television-re­ with any camera work, you have lated everyday. I still do. I work the to be alert. It's there, and it's gone. phones every morning from 8:00 It's also grueling. You're doing a a.m. until noon to find out who's Still dripping, the US. swim team introduced to television, and that's basketball game, for example, and doing what and when. I make poses moments after winning a where I ended up," he says. you're carrying a 25-pound contacts, follow up on leads, and gold medal at the 1988 summer Clay credits two Columbia hand-held camera on your check schedules to see if there's Olympics. instructors with an important shoulder and walking up and anything coming up next month. impact on his career. "Thaine down the court for two hours. There are also lots of free-lancers Clay says that it was worth the Lyman [late broadcast communica· "You have to know the sport in Chicago. I just don't give risk and that he liked Korea, but tions chair] had the biggest you're shooting, too, because you employers a chance to forget me." was disappointed he didn't have influence on me. He helped me need to anticipate. 00 more free time to enjoy it. "We did "During the game it looks like 12· hour days, but the people were it's all glitter and glory, but before extremely gracious and warm." and after the game, it's dirty work...... AAGE7 CLASS NOTES 1970s

JORDAN DAVIS, F '79, is Manager Illinois University. She is also o ne married in October 1987, and is a Year's Work," featuring Pod­ and Video Art Coordinator for of the recipients of the 1988 Kizzy an account executive for WCLR gorski's award-winning photog­ SPACES Gallery in Cleveland, Image Award and was listed by Radio ... CALVIN P.TOWNSELL, Gen raphy. As a result of the awards, the Ohio. He is also an organizer of the Today's Chicago Woman as one of Ed '87, a certified tax representa­ program was automatically Cleveland Performance Art "100 Women Shaping Chicago's tive with the IRS, recently shopped accepted into the International Festival and was aw!trded an Ohio Future" ... PETER STUART LEVINE, at Bloomingdales, and will soon Association of Multi-image Arts Council Fellowship for his '87, is presently the assistant to open his own men's active-wear audio art work ... TODD D. EVANS, Robert L. Emmer, Esq., Executive store ... PHILIP CALDWELL, MA IAE Broadcasting '74, has been Vice President of Business and '88, spent last summer performing appointed assistant dean of the Legal Affairs for Rhino Records, his compositions at the Heartland School of Journalism and Mass Inc., Santa Monica, Calif. He has Cafe in Chicago. He is now Communication for Drake Univer­ recorded at Johnny Yuma Studios working as assistant to IAE sity, Des Moines, Iowa ... HARRY with a new Los Angeles-based program director Suzanne Cohan­ MELNICK, TV Prod '72, is an band, Teepee of Bones. The same Lange .. . JACK W ARDELL, Art '86, entertainer for ShowAmerica, Inc., facility was used to record is free-lancing and teaching. He of Elmhurst, Ill. He tours the Madonna's True Blue LP. He is also invites everyone to his one-man country giving personality to working on his own pop/rock American folk art show at Gallery project for 1988 ... LYNNETTE LAW, 6000 in Chicago, May through MA IAE '88, is working as part of June, 1989. Jack also married a therapeutic treatment program Juanita Butkus this past October in at the Lawrence Hall School for Cedar Rapids, Iowa ... SULNORA Boys. She is developing special SPENCER, MA IAE '88, has moved '83 grad Ginny Karp with education curricula and teach­ to Kensingville, N.C., (near the co-winner '80 AI Podgorski ing .. . CHRISTOPHER G. HAR­ beach); where she is teachingK-8 VENGT, TVIF '83, is now owner and and writing inter-arts curricula for Competition . . . JERI NOLEN, MA President of BLC Post-production the entire school ... CAROLYN R. IAE '81, was an N.E.H. Summer Sound, located on the exciting HAMILTON,] '85, is Assistant Intake Fellow and participated in a 20th-Century Fox lot. He's also Coordinator for DUI (Driving seminar titled, "Coleridge and the proud of his career climb in his old Under the Influence) at Interven­ Imagination". She also married in position, from runner to Head of tion Instruction, Inc., in Chicago. May ... SUSAN BASS MARCUS, MA Sound at New World Pictures She has also had five poems IAE '83, is the new Director of the ... JOYCE REBORA, MA IAE '89, is published, one ofwhich won both Arti-fact Center (children's teaching painting at North Park an Honorable Mention and the museum) at the Spertus Museum College. She also had a November Golden Poet of the Year Award for ofJudaica. The center is scheduled '88 showing, "The Blackbird 1988 ... RICK LANGE, MA IAE '85, to open in January 1989 ... TIA Series," at the A.R.C. Gallery in joined other artists for an October TIBBETTS, MA IAE '84, is now '72 grad Harry Melnick and with the Dance Theater Workshop friend. of New York ... MARILYN SWARD, MA IAE '86, received an award remote-control robots with from the Illinois State Board of comical voices and ad-lib humor. Education titled, "Those Who The robots resemble larger-than­ Excell," for her contributions to life-size products for promo- art education ... LESLIE BRYAN, MA tion ... VALERIE (SEAVEY) BURKE, F IAE '88, is the new Assistant to the '76, received her MFA in photog­ Director of the Dance Center at raphy in 1987 from the University the "92nd Street Y" in New York of Illinois at Chicago. She is now City ... JEANNIE MARTINELLI, MA showing work in various exhibi­ IAE '88, is currently the Theatre tions around Chicago and is Director of the Boulevard Commu­ currently curating an invitational nity Arts Center in Chicago where photography exhibit at Coun­ she also teaches acting. She's also tryside Art Center for January, teaching English as a second 1989. She was also recently language for the Instituto Del featured in a Chicago Tribune Progresso Latino in article and had two poems Pilsen ... SCOTT LEE TV '87, is the published in a Rhode Island Technical Promotion Coordinator publication, The Works ... for Soft Sheen Products, Inc.... KIKI RUSSELL, '83, ANNA BROWN, '81, and DOREEN LASZUK, From '89 gradjoyce Rebora's, "The Blackbird Series" Th '84, are "Somebody's 1980s Daughters," an avant-garde Chicago . .. PATRICIA O'CONNELL, showing of his work at fellow MA cabaret act. This November they TODD MARTIN, MA IAE '88, is now MGMT '89, has just been hired by IAE '84 grad SYBIL LARNEY'S new opened at Club Dreamerz in the Time Arts Editor of the New the Art Institute of Chicago to be Lake-Street gallery in Chicago for a run of, "No Explana­ Art Examiner . .. NAOMI SHERI­ the new Assistant Director for Chicago ... KAMALA PLATT, MA IAE tion," a documentary ... TWYLA DAN, MA IAE '84, is now the Public Information ... STRALOW '85, has finished an MFA in poetry KAWPEL MCGHEE, Dance '82, is an Director of Public Relations for HARRIS, MA IAE '88, is now at Bowling Green University in advisor for the University of MoMing Dance and Arts Coordinator ofSpecial Projects for Ohio and has now embarked on a Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and is also Center . . . JOAN DICKINSON, MA Urban Gateways. In that role, she doctorate in comparative litera­ a dancer and studio director of the IAE '88, appeared on "Image has put together a program ture in Austin, Texas .. . MICHELLE KO-Thi Dance Company. She was Union" in a video performance through which educators travel to ROZNER, MA IAE '81, directed a recently chosen Outstanding piece titled, "Three Months of Brazil (Salvador and Rio de special performance by physically Young Woman of America Foreplay." She is now joining "Goat Janeiro) to look at the arts/culture handicapped children at the Civic .. . PATRICIA MARY (BEDRICH) Island," a performance group of the country, and to bring back Opera House as part of the SMITH, Int. Design '84, got married directed by IAE faculty member ideas for incorporation into their Chicago Very Special Arts Festival. in August '87 and is now working Lin Hixson ... DORIS RESSL curricula. This program will also She has also written a book of as a project designer for OSI, the MANARY, Dance '82, is a dance bring 23 Brazilian performers to original music which is soon to be wood subsidiary of GF Office specialist at the University of the United States in February 1989. published ... GINNY KARP, Comm Furniture .. . HEDY E. CHITSAZ, MA Minnesota, Duluth, and is cur­ Stralow also recently gave birth to '83, and AL PODGORSKI, Ph '80, Art Therapy '88, is a social worker rently teaching modern dance and a son, Nathaniel Mayo Harris . . . recently won the "Gold" and "Best with the Department of Health and ballet in the theatre depart- KENNETH A SOENS, Comm '82, of Festival" awards at the Associa­ Continued on back cover ment . . . MARYLENE WHITEHEAD, tion of Multi-image festival in IAE '85, is an instructor/counselor Chicago for a joint multi-image for Project Success at Northeastern photojournalism slide show, · ~1 in CLASS NOTES, Continued THAN I< YOU, THANK YOU • • • is looking for a position as an art therapist ... SHARON (GREEN­ WOOD) BERGGREN, Graphic A THOUSAND TIMES, Design '86, is a full-time free-lance artist for Baxter Healthcare Corporation ... FLOYD S. BROWN, II, Lib. Arts '82, is currently employed by Illinois Bell Tele­ I phone ... ANTHONY J. SWETLIK, TH K¥ Broad Comm '85, is coordinator • for Prevue Guide, Satellite channel, Chicago Teleport, United Video. THE 1986-87 ALUMNI AND FRIENDS DONORS' HONOR ROLL-OUR This is the third largest satellite FOLLOWING OF FAITHFUL FRIENDS: teleport in the world ... JIM IRWIN, Radio '88, is the associate Robert Abelson Barbara Davis Brad Hyman Keith Mitchell jim Sipchen editor of Chicago/and Hockey Mildred Ahlgren Heather Davis Deidre j ackson Peter Mitsis* Robert Sirott* Magazine. He is also the sound Patricia Alexander j ordan Davis Michael jackson* Gary Moffat Alice Smid Paul Allodi Peter j. Davis Timothy Jackson David Montenegro Earl Smith* operator for the Chicago Bulls at joann Amato James Dawson Shirley jacobs* Isabel Montes Ronald Smith* their home games .. . ANNE Tammy Amos Bob Deckert Frank jagidla Donna Montgomery Yvette Smith FRENDREIS, Radio '88, is now the Dennis M. Anderson joe Dejanovic Steven J andacek Susan Moran Robert Solomon Ruth Andrews Eugene Dillenburg Ron jenkins Larry Moss Gloria Starling Traffic Director at WXRT after one Anonymous Adriene Dimeo Carol johnson Cynthia Motyka-Wester Laurie Starrett* year at WXEZ ... LAURA Diana Archer Kazuko Doi john A. joleaud Toshio Nagatani Rebecca M. Stech james Ardon CARLSON-GILARSKI, Art '85, has Philip Dory Brent jones Christine Nestoruk Robert Stehlin Walter Ayres Kurt Dressel Marvin jones john Netherly john Stephens joined Esrock Advertising in Julie Bade!* Ruth Oritz McNeal jones judy Nishimura Richard Stock Orland Park as an Art Direc- Mary Badger Irish Driver Sharon j ones Catherine Novotny Myron Stofer George Bailey Tom Dumas jeffrey Justman Conrad Olender Peter Strange tor ... JIM RICHARDSON, F '86, has Mark W. Barringer Joan Dumser Peter Kattner Jeffrey S. Osier Don Stroup* done it again. His animated film, Leo Barry Dawn M. Ebert-Schatz Elizabeth Kennedy Barry Parrish Robert Sullivan Lara Barton "Cat & Rat," has captured another Barbara Eckhouse Walter Kennedy Frances M. Perveiler Agu Sumulong Bernard Basley Julie A. Ellis* Lawrence Kelly Carol C. Petersen* Martha Suri award, the first prize in the Twelfth Elois Beasley Richard Erwin Ken Kies Gary Peterson james Svehla Annual Nissan FOCUS Student Curtis Bechtel Tim Evans Colleen King john Pickering Jeffrey Tassani * David Beliles Susan Fancher Theodore Kirpach Eugenia PUafas Cynthia Tate Film Awards. Richardson received Ralph Bemoras Daniel W. Fields Roger Kizior* William Piletic Louise Tausche* a 1988 Nissan Sentra automobile Marsha Bennett William Figueroa Dave Kleiman Pioneer Press Vernell Taylor at the awards ceremony held in Peter & Sa lly Berkos* Household Finance Max Kolp Diana Pitstick Wanda Taylor Martin Bernstein Finesse Tours Anthony Kremer William E. Plane Terri P. Tepper Los Angeles, Calif ... DORA Stephen Bezark First National Bank of Chicago Richard Kretzschmar AI Podgorski Patricia R. Terkovich* MOORE, MGMT, developed a Wendy Bialek* Ken Fisher Mary Krieder j ohn Podraza Terrence Thompson Carol Bingham lloward j. Florence Markus Kruesi Teresa Poling Myrtle Todes program at the Ralph Bunche Herman Bingham Kathryn Forestal Abdul Kushmir Paul Ponticell Robert Tolchin Elementary School to encourage j ane Bishop Carol Forsythe jane LaRue Len Porzak Sandra Toledo excellence in fourth graders' math Steven Bithos Margaret Mary Foss Allen Lata ll Velma D. Pulliam Calvin P Townsell Thomas Boldenweck Margaret Foust Larry Lauer Dru Radosevich Christopher Trost** and spelling skills. Working with Carolyn Brack jackson Mark D. friedman Dennis Lavery Lydia Radzik Kenneth Tsai Polygram Records, she has Brother Andrew Bramanti, O.F.M.* Eric & Susan Futran* Barbara Lawrence Harold Rail Larry l\.ackman LaVerne Brown Michael J Galiatsatos Terrence Lee* Robert Rapacki Gregory Turner arranged for weekly high-achiev­ Paul Browne Albert C. Gall* jacqueline Leith Susa n Rasmussen jennifer Ulanday ers to receive popular records and Bruce Buckley Gerald Gall Greg Legan Susan Ravitz Craig Vance promotional posters. The idea Caryn Busse Katheryne Gilbert-Gall Martin Lennartz Charles Raymond Rosalyn Varon joe Caliendo Doris Gaines Amy Lerner Carla Rea Nicholas Vastis grew out of her internship with Ken Campbell* Robert Gedmin Cheryl Lcwis·Smith jim Richardson Phil Velasquez* Polygram and her philosophy that Susan Campbell* Angela Gee Ruta Lictuvninkas Marcie Richardson· Best Peter Vitone Mateo Canizares joyce Gibson Vincent Lizzo Bernadelle Richter Pamela Wade "by reaching out to the youth Denise Carbone Lawrence Gibson Enid Long Geraldine Rickert Ryland S. Wakely culture and rewarding them on Charles Carner* judith Gordon Blaine Louder Daryl Rizzo Douglas Walker their own terms, kids are able to Vicki Carter-Repsholdt Mia Gordon Samuel Lowry Jay Robinson• judith Walker Karen Cavaliero j ames Gorter* Evelyn Luedke Roosevelt Robinson Lisa Walker sense that adults really do care Charles Cerpa julianne Graham Rosemary Lu kasik Marcie Rogers Moore Stephanie Walker about them" ... STEVEN GROSS, Frank Chambers David H. Grantz Eric Lund Gene Rooney james Walsh Diane Chandler Bernard Green Allecyn Maytield Mukul Roy Patrick Ward Ph '82, will be part of a landmark Peter Childs jeanann Grewe Margaret Malany Robert Rubnitz Lorraine T. Washington photography exhibition "Reverse Richard Chwedyk Donna Grewe George Malloy Nopakarn Ruenbanthocng Tab Washington Angle," which includes more than Sybil Clemons Michael Gross Steven Mandclman Carol Runen john Watanabe Merion Coleman jackie Guilfoyle* Laurence Martin Paula Russell* Cornelia Waterfall 150 Chicago-area and Viennese Dentina Collis Latmt Guilfoyle Jeffrey Massari William Sacco j erry Wilkerson* artists. The exhibition is being Dave Colvin Lois Guilfoyle Mary Ellen Massett Bilal Salahuddin Clifton Wilkow* Thomas Conley 1-lerbcrt Hallberg Nancy Mattei Bradley Sanders* Constance Williams organized by Transcultural Karen Copeland Carolyn Hamilton julia May Jeff Sanders Sonja Williams Exchange Chicago and Vienna's Robert M. Costikyan Brian Hanrahan Margaret McCann* Kurtis Schauer Helena Wilson TranscultVerein and will appear in Susan Cronin-Tuscher Julie Haran-King Anne McCarthy Gail Schmoeller Jeffrey Welna jacqueline Crowder Anna Harbin Ira McGill Ron Schramm Arlene Weicensang ChicagofromApril 25 to june 10, Donald Cunningham William Harder* Dr. Catherine McGovern Robert Schueneman Debra West 1989, at the PAC Gallery ... 00\ Ronie M. Cunningham Matthew Hart Patrick McKay Stephen Schwartz Willard White Carleton Curry Peter Hartel Lilli e McNeal Coll een Sehy Gary Whitney Nancy Czapek William Hayden David Metzger Tony Sette-Ducate Teresa Woznicki Deborah Daliege Loren T Hayes Christine Milacek Howard Shapiro Nancy A. Zamorski joe Dagostino Paul Hettel Barbara Miller janet Sheard Maria Zoltek Robert Dahm Nathalie Heuer Leonard P Miller Merian Sherrod *CeniiiiJ' C/ub,Hem/Jers Betty Davenport Richard Hiestand Manuel Millman Shawn Shiflett (Courributorsof$ IOOor Andy David Stanl.ey I !ill Mark C. Mitera Ethel Shufo more) Barbara Homola Rosemary Sichi ..In Memoriam Hongkong Bank Barry Sigal<: Greg Hultman David Sikich DON'T Minnell Hunter Elizabeth Sinkler* MISS WHAT'S NEWS WITH YOU?

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